Editing Midlothian (section)

==Notable people associated with Midlothian==
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*[[William Drummond of Hawthornden]] (1585–1649), Scottish poet.
* [[Margaret of Scotland (1598–1600)|Princess Margaret of Scotland]] (1598–1600), daughter of [[James VI and I|James VI and I of Scotland and England]] (born [[Dalkeith Palace]])
*[[John Clerk of Penicuik]], 2nd Baronet (1676–1755), was a Scottish politician, lawyer, judge, composer and architect.
*[[William Robertson (historian)|William Robertson]] (1721–1793), historian, minister in the Church of Scotland, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh
*[[Robert Smith (architect)|Robert Smith]] (1722–1777), American architect, based in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], born in Dalkeith
*[[Hector Macneill]] (1746–1818), poet and songwriter, born near [[Roslin, Midlothian|Roslin]]
*[[John Clerk, Lord Eldin]] (1757–1832), Scottish judge, lived in [[Lasswade]] for several years.
*[[Sir Walter Scott]] (1771–1832) wrote the novel ''[[The Heart of Midlothian]]'' and lived at Lasswade Cottage (now Sir Walter Scott's Cottage) in [[Lasswade]] from 1798 to 1804, where he wrote his ''Grey Brother'', translation of ''[[Goetz von Berlichingen]]'', etc. and was visited by [[Wordsworth]].
*[[William Tennant (poet)|William Tennant]] (1784–1848), the author of ''Anster Fair'', was parish schoolmaster in [[Lasswade]] from 1816 to 1819.
*[[Thomas de Quincey]] (1785–1859), author of ''[[Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]'' (1822), lived in Man's Bush Cottage (now De Quincey Cottage), [[Polton]], from 1840 until his death in 1859.
*[[Thomas Murray (writer)|Thomas Murray]] (1792–1872), the Gallovidian author, died in Lasswade.
*[[Anne Richelieu Lamb]] (1807–1878), feminist writer
*[[William Ewart Gladstone]] (1809–1898), MP for Midlothian 1880–1895 and conducted his famous [[Midlothian campaign]] across the UK in 1880
*[[Patrick Edward Dove]] (1815–1873), mainly remembered for his book ''The Theory of Human Progression'', born at Lasswade
*[[John Lawson Johnston]] (1839–1900), the creator of [[Bovril]], born at Roslin.
*[[Charles W. Nibley]] (1849–1931), Scottish-American religious leader in [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). Nibley was served as second counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] to [[Heber J. Grant]] (1925–31), and [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|Presiding Bishop]] (1907–25).
*[[Charles Thomson Rees Wilson]] (1869–1959) of [[Glencorse]], Nobel prize-winning physicist.
*[[George Forrest (botanist)|George Forrest]] (1873–1932), a plant collector who gained fame with his expeditions to the far east who spent a significant part of his early years in Loanhead.
*[[William MacTaggart|Sir William MacTaggart]] (1903–1981), artist, and grandson of the artist William McTaggart, he became President of the Society of Scottish Artists, President of the [[Royal Scottish Academy]], and Trustee of the [[National Museum of Antiquities (Scotland)|National Museum of Antiquities]].
*[[Charles Forte, Baron Forte]] (1908–2007), the hotelier, worked in an Italian cafe in Loanhead, on his arrival in Scotland from Italy.
*[[Karl Miller]] (1931–2014), founding editor of the ''[[London Review of Books]]'' and Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at [[University College, London]] (1974–1992), born in [[Straiton, Loanhead|Straiton]].
*[[Annette Crosbie]] (born 1934), actress, born in [[Gorebridge]]
*[[Ishbel MacAskill]] (1941–2011), heritage activist and traditional Scottish Gaelic singer and teacher
* [[Fish (singer)]] (born 1958), former lead singer [[Marillion]] 1981-1987 and song based on his birth county, [[Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile)]]  
*[[Gary Naysmith]] from Loanhead (born 1978), international Footballer, played for [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], named Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year in 1998, won the Scottish Cup with Hearts in 1998
*[[Darren Fletcher]] (born 1984), from Mayfield. international footballer, holds the record of being the youngest player to captain the national side, was part of the Manchester United squad that won the UEFA Champions League in 2008
*[[Steven Whittaker]] from Bonnyrigg, (born 1984), international footballer, played mainly for Hibernian and Rangers